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Merchant of Record for Mobile Games: What It Is and Why You Need One

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Because of these developments, mobile game companies are investigating more options for monetizing their games than just the App Store or Play Store. So where do you start if you want to provide more global payment solutions to your player base while chipping away at the hefty 30% fees that mobile marketplaces charge?

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FastSpring and EBANX Forge Partnership to Expand Pix Payments for Digital Products in Brazil

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Pix, Brazil’s instant payment system introduced by the Central Bank of Brazil in 2020, has rapidly gained popularity among consumers as a preferred digital payment method. Director of Payments, Risk, and Compliance at FastSpring. It’s a must-have payment method in Brazil.

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News: Japan Enacts Regulatory Law Targeting Apple and Google Smartphone Marketplace Dominance

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and Google LLC from limiting third-party companies that want to distribute and monetize their own apps on Google and Apple devices. This is to prevent the platform providers from “gatekeeping” while also forcing more competition between their own apps and others on the platforms. Related Reading News: U.S.

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5 Best Paddle Alternatives in 2024

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When considering Paddle alternatives, it’s important to note that Paddle is a merchant of record (MoR). It’s a capable solution, but by no means is Paddle a universal, one-size-fits-all option. The subscription management system doesn’t support multi-product transactions. Other MoRs boast higher conversion and approval rates.

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Is What Epic Wants for App Stores What Other Game Developers Actually Want?

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As mobile game and app developers gasp for air under a player-gouging 30% duopoly-tax on nearly all mobile game revenue worldwide, Epic Games has emerged as the de facto leader of the gaming community in the fight for open computing on mobile. There were no gatekeepers — just a computer, a player, and a game.

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News: Apple First to Be Charged With Violating EU DMA by Not Fully Allowing Steering

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The Verge further quotes Vestager as saying that “Our preliminary position is that Apple does not fully allow steering,” and that “Steering is key to ensure that app developers are less dependent on gatekeepers’ app stores and for consumers to be aware of better offers.” Get tips on How to Sell a Mobile App or Game Outside App Stores.

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News: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeals From Apple and Epic in Antitrust Case

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District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected most of Epic’s claims against Apple but ruled in Epic’s favor regarding Apple’s policies against developers sending users outside Apple’s system to make digital purchases. Then in 2023, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco agreed with much of Judge Rogers’ 2021 decision.